CARB cracks down on OHV smog

tsetsaf wrote:

Sloop Smitten wrote:
The best thing about living in California is listening to people gripe about how unbearable a place it is to live and how they can't wait to leave. Unfortunately the state must be full of people without any initiative because no one ever does and more stream in every day. Most of what people complain about are the very things in place to make it a place worthy to live. Doesn't make all of the rules right but it beats the alternative of no environmental regulations at all in the most populous state in the union. Check the recent news reoprt about the air quality in China. Reminds me of the Los Angeles area back int he 60's. Seven of the ten counties with the worst air pollution in the United States are in California. American Lugn Association "State of the Air" Puts a whole new meaning to the phrase "Suck it up".

People gripe because an unelected and unaccountable board is making random laws that do not fix the stated problems. Being said I agree that modern Carb restrictions on motor vehicles have resulted in huge benefits to air quality; the problem is that the board now, having picked the low lying fruit, is focusing on random "polluters" that will have a negligible impact on air quality.

I would venture to say the OHV market is very large in California. I would also venture to say those vehicles are used more often than other parts of the country due to the favorable weather year round. So I personally do not think that market are random polluters. Again-32 million people live in the state. All numbers must be taken in to consideration. Have you been out to Glamis on a given weekend? It's easy to see why DEF is now required with those mega diesel trucks hauling mega towhaulers loaded with OHV toys. C'mon it's like a small town out there in Glamis on a nice weekend!